A bit on the Video authoring: This video was taken on a SONY PCR100E in DV PAL 4:3 format (standard), with a frame rate of 25 frames per second, and 2 interlaced layers per frame, giving a 'picture' rate of 50fps. The DV format is 720x 576. This was pretty good in its day! The TH-cam video coding system does not recognize this format and down scales this to 480p (which is nearly 20% reduction in resolution). In an attempt to preserve more of the resolution, I upscaled the video in my render processing to 1440x720p before uploading to YT. This resulted in a marginally improved YT video of 720p, but with the render process effecting the vertical (horizontal seems ok). If anyone knows a of better workflow to trick YT into processing DV files more efficiently, I would be very grateful to hear from you, but until YT improves its handlining of DV files, then its all I can do. The original DV files are very sharp, and this video does not do the scenery any justice - shame, because its a very beautiful section of railway that has now been washed away by history.
It's a pity you stopped at Victoria Bay and missed the struggle up the ravine just after. But well done for a record of a trip that will probably be no more.
They are attempting a rebuild, but the costs seem to make this unlikely. Hope you don't mind, but I've given your video a link on my video page. This is a bit of history that needs to be shared, and you did such a good job of it. As for my attempt, I ran out of tape! I've never leave home without extra kit since then. www.outeniquachootjoe.com/blog/category/project-updates/
@@RanmoreCommonRailway How infuriating to run out of tape! My first trip to Africa in 1964 I had a Bell & Howell three turret lens clockwork 8mm camera where a 50 foot reel lasted 5 minutes. Not only did I run out of film at the wrong moment the clockwork ran down as well. How things have changed! Very happy for you to use anything I produce but a credit would be nice.
A bit on the Video authoring: This video was taken on a SONY PCR100E in DV PAL 4:3 format (standard), with a frame rate of 25 frames per second, and 2 interlaced layers per frame, giving a 'picture' rate of 50fps. The DV format is 720x 576. This was pretty good in its day! The TH-cam video coding system does not recognize this format and down scales this to 480p (which is nearly 20% reduction in resolution).
In an attempt to preserve more of the resolution, I upscaled the video in my render processing to 1440x720p before uploading to YT. This resulted in a marginally improved YT video of 720p, but with the render process effecting the vertical (horizontal seems ok).
If anyone knows a of better workflow to trick YT into processing DV files more efficiently, I would be very grateful to hear from you, but until YT improves its handlining of DV files, then its all I can do. The original DV files are very sharp, and this video does not do the scenery any justice - shame, because its a very beautiful section of railway that has now been washed away by history.
Just come across your channel on Facebook and found it interesting so I’ve just subscribed 👍
Awesome, thank you! love your channel too!
Nice snapshots.
Thank you. It's a shame I ran out of video tape, otherwise I would have got the 5% grade hill - and that chuffer was very loud!
It's a pity you stopped at Victoria Bay and missed the struggle up the ravine just after. But well done for a record of a trip that will probably be no more.
They are attempting a rebuild, but the costs seem to make this unlikely. Hope you don't mind, but I've given your video a link on my video page. This is a bit of history that needs to be shared, and you did such a good job of it. As for my attempt, I ran out of tape! I've never leave home without extra kit since then.
www.outeniquachootjoe.com/blog/category/project-updates/
@@RanmoreCommonRailway How infuriating to run out of tape! My first trip to Africa in 1964 I had a Bell & Howell three turret lens clockwork 8mm camera where a 50 foot reel lasted 5 minutes. Not only did I run out of film at the wrong moment the clockwork ran down as well. How things have changed! Very happy for you to use anything I produce but a credit would be nice.